
Prayer
- Date:
- 1994
- Medium:
- Japanese Woodcut Print
- Image courtesy of
- Artsy
Description
In "Prayer," Naoko Matsubara brings devotional subject matter into dialogue with the woodblock medium.

In "Prayer," Naoko Matsubara brings devotional subject matter into dialogue with the woodblock medium.
This work reflects the artist's contemporary approach to printmaking, drawing on both traditional techniques and modern sensibilities. The woodblock technique allows for the characteristic interplay of precise line work and subtle color gradation that gives the image its distinctive presence.

Kamakura Daibutsu
1930
Color woodblock print

1950
Color woodblock print

大仏
Woodblock print

1926
Color woodblock print; oban
Curated cross-cuts that include this print.
Prayer was created by Naoko Matsubara (松原直子) in 1994.
Prayer depicts religious.